Associate Rigger 2 - Swing Shift

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services. With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

Responsibilities

• Successfully performs work as an individual, as a member of a single craft or a multi-craft work crew.
• Performs work with minimal supervision.
• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures.
• Consistently exceeds Journeyman standards.
• Operates ship’s cargo gear, single boom, twin booms, stiff legs, and robot cranes.
• Assembles and disassembles sheaves, blocks, shackles, and booms.
• Pulls and renews all of the working and standing rigging.
• Recertifies davits and lifeboat complete.
• Tests cargo gear, which includes setting different angles and weight testing of all types.
• Rolls ships propellers and handles such items as shafts and rudders at maximum load limits with hoisting equipment.
• Works from ship specifications, work orders and applicable working drawings and blueprints.
• Properly cares for and safely uses all hand and power equipment and all company property.
• Researches and suggests written comprehensive condition found reports (CFRs).
• Performs similar work in all areas of the Yard as the need arises.

Skills

• Communicate effectively, work independently or in a group.
• Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Ability to perform metric conversions.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Knowledge of shackles and wire rope slings - size, capacity and use.
• Knowledge of block and tackle - assembly, capacity and use.
• Knowledge of come-a-longs and air tuggers - capacity and use.
• Knowledge of crane signals.
• Possesses knowledge of mobile crane operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 3 years relevant work experience, preferably doing marine rigging.
• Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.

Career Progression

• Associate 2
  • Proficient in both Fire Watch and Associate 1 job duties.
  • Trains and assists with erecting and dismantling staging.
  • Assists with and/or performs basic pipe bolting under the direction of a Journey Level employee or Supervisor.
  • May perform Associate 1 or Fire Watch duties.
  • Must acquire three (3) additional Ship Repair Skills to progress to the next level.
• Associate 3
  • Proficient in Fire Watch, Associate 1 and Associate 2 job duties.
  • Trains and assists with rigging under the direction of a Journey Level employee or Supervisor.
  • Assists with and/or performs mechanical bolting under the direction of a Journey Level employee or Supervisor.
  • May perform Fire Watch, Associate 1 or Associate 2 duties.
  • Must acquire three (3) additional Ship Repair Skills to progress to the next level.
• Associate 4
  • Proficient in Fire Watch, Associate 1, Associate 2, and Associate 3 job duties.
  • Requires general supervision during performance of primary skill but is able to perform job duties of A-1 through A-3 with limited supervision.
  • Must acquire three (3) additional Ship Repair Skills and 1 certification to progress to the next level.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Four-hour fire watch certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Forklift certification.
• HAZWOPER – First Responder Awareness Level.

Physical Demands

• Sitting, Standing, Walking, Crouching/Kneeling/Crawling, Stooping (Bending at the waist), Twisting, Climbing, Balancing, Reaching, Handling/Grasping, Fingering/Feeling, Pushing/Pulling, and Lifting/Carrying.

Use of Senses

• Talking: Frequently talks over the phone, on the radio or in person to coordinate work efforts and assure safety.
• Hearing: Frequently listens over telephone, radio or in person while coordinating work efforts and assuring safety.
• Vision: Continually must be able to see surrounding activity.
• Near Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less): Frequently - Important for job safety.
• Far Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 feet or more): Important for job safety.
• Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision to judge distance/spatial relationships): Important for job safety, to judge distance/spatial relationships.
• Color Vision: Not required.
• Field of Vision: Important to observe surrounding activities while crane is in operation.
• Smell: Useful in detecting fire.

Interpersonal Contacts

• Interaction/communication with others: Frequently interacts either verbally or via hand signals with others to coordinate work effort and ensure safety.
• Works alone/independently: Frequently works with others in groups of 2 or 3, either moving objects or coordinating load lift with crane operator.
• Directs/supervises others: Not required.
• Repetitive work: Work varies throughout the day.
• Attention to detail: Must be attentive to how knots are tied, and how other fastenings are prepared in order to ensure loads can be safely lifted.
• Flexibility: Assigned duties vary on a daily basis.
• Other mental/psychological demands: Coordinates rigging with co-workers.

Work Environment

• Works indoors: Frequently inside ship.
• Works outdoors: Frequently exposed to all types of Oregon weather.
• Safety equipment required: Must wear hard hat, hearing protection, eye protection, whistle and safety harness, leather shoes/boots.
• Other Exposures: May be exposed to smoke, fumes, free silica, asbestos, oil, grease, paint, and heavy weights.
• Operation of equipment/tools/vehicles: Uses flashlight, whistle, come-a-long, chain fall, shackles, rope, wire and synthetic line, plate clamp, mooring lines, block and tackle (all configurations), air tuggers, pilot ladders, bicycles, forklifts, cherry pickers, and pickup trucks.
• Required hygiene standards: Per company standards.

This role is with a federally contracted employer and is subject to regulations that restrict employment to US Persons only (i.e. US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, legally recognized asylees and refugees, and persons protected under INA). Successful job candidates will be asked to provide documentation of their US Persons status.

Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.

Vigor Values

• Truth: We seek the truth, and we speak the truth.
• Responsibility: We act on what we know is right.
• Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world.
• Love: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in.

Benefits

At Vigor, our unions offer a generous benefits package that may include:

• Medical
• RX
• Dental
• 401(k)
• Life
• AD&D
• Pension
• EAP
• PTO
• Paid Holidays

Pay

Hourly rate: $33.94